Shafton · Barnsley · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Shafton?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,371.27£45.31 more than the Barnsley Band D average (£2,325.96).
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Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27ShaftonBand D
  • Barnsley council£1,942.29
  • South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority£280.04
  • South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority£95.05
  • Shafton parish precept£53.89
Total for the year£2,371.27
Parish part
£53.89
+£5.35 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,580.85
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£237.13
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
921
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Shafton, 2026-27

Estimates: the Barnsley average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,580.85£158.086/9
Band B£1,844.32£184.437/9
Band C£2,107.80£210.788/9
Band D£2,371.27£237.139/9
Band E£2,898.22£289.8211/9
Band F£3,425.17£342.5213/9
Band G£3,952.12£395.2115/9
Band H£4,742.54£474.2518/9

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Band D in Shafton compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Shafton figure is an estimate

ShaftonShafton£2,371Barnsley averageBarnsley average£2,326No parish partNo parish part£2,317England averageEngland average£2,392
ShaftonShafton£2,371Barnsley avera…Barnsley average£2,326No parish partNo parish part£2,317England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Shafton
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Shafton in 2026-27

Shafton's local council set a precept of £49,647 for 2026-27, raised from 921 Band D-equivalent homes: £53.89 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £48.54, so it has risen by £5.35 (11.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,282.05 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.9%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Barnsley: £1,942.29 for Barnsley council, £280.04 for South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, £95.05 for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Shafton, 2026-27

Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,580.85£1,581AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,844.32£1,844BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,107.80£2,108CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,371.27£2,371DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,898.22£2,898EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,425.17£3,425FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,952.12£3,952GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,742.54£4,743HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,580.85£1,581AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,844.32£1,844BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,107.80£2,108CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,371.27£2,371DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,898.22£2,898EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,425.17£3,425FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,952.12£3,952GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,742.54£4,743HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Shafton, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
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BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,580.85£158.08£131.74£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,844.32£184.43£153.69£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,107.80£210.78£175.65£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,371.27£237.13£197.61£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,898.22£289.82£241.52£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,425.17£342.52£285.43£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,952.12£395.21£329.34£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,742.54£474.25£395.21£4,783.0418/9
Source: worked out from MHCLG 2026-27 Band D amounts and the statutory band ratios.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Shafton?
About £2,371.27 for 2026-27, of which £53.89 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Shafton?
About £1,844.32 a year, or £184.43 a month over 10 payments.
How does Shafton compare with the rest of Barnsley?
Its parish precept adds £53.89 to a Band D bill; across Barnsley parish precepts add £8.58 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Barnsley with a similar precept

Parish part of a Band D bill.

Data: MHCLG, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method